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America’s largest labor union plans a range of activities to listen to, honor educators

Unions help lead pay increases, but salaries are still far less than they were a decade ago

As the most trusted voices in every community, educators are fired up to reelect Joe Biden and Kamala Harris

Pringle: Missy epitomizes the core values of an exemplary educator

NEA has named Jennifer Bramson, a lead preschool teacher at McPolin Elementary School, in Park City, Utah, the 2024 NEA Education Support Professional (ESP) of the Year.

The joy of reading and fun played center stage for the third-grade students at Tucker, who, after a read aloud from her book titled Juana and Lucas and a presentation by Medina, participated in a hands-on experience to create artwork of their own.

Budget released on third anniversary of the President Biden’s American Rescue Plan

Washington, D.C.—NEA’s Read Across America and Little Free Library (LFL) announced today a partnership to celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip-hop called Let’s Rap About Reading. The partnership aims to raise awareness about the importance and joy of reading, as well as to celebrate hip-hop’s impact on culture and communities not only in the U.S. but also across the world. Rap icon Slick Rick and alternative hip hop pioneer De La Soul are the first two collaborators announced by NEA’s Read Across America and Little Free Library.

WASHINGTON—The following statement can be attributed to NEA President Becky Pringle.

In the first federal lawsuit challenging classroom censorship policies in Georgia, educators are suing the Cobb County School District for discrimination after fifth-grade gifted specialist Katie Rinderle was terminated last year for reading My Shadow is Purple, an age-appropriate picture book about self-acceptance and navigating gender stereotypes, to her class.